Apparatus for securing alcohol from baking bread



J. KRIZEK.

APPARATUS FOR SECURING ALCOHOL FROM BAKING BREAD.

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1 ,3 14,082. Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH KRIZEK, OF GA LLUP, NEW, MEXICO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO PETER KITCHEN AND ONE-THIRD TO JOSEPH IVOR PISCEK, BOTH OF MCKINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26, 1919.

Application filed A ril 6. 1918. Serial No. 221,052.

To all whom it may concern:

to it known that 1, JOSEPH lqklzl'lli, a subject of the Emperor of Austria, residing at Gallup, in the county of McKinley and State of New h'lexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Securing Alcohol from Baking Bread, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawlugs.

This invention relates to means for pro ducing alcohol and particularly to an apparatus for producing alcohol from the yapors and fumes arising from the baking of bread.

The general object provide a very simple apparatus forming part of an ordinary baking oven whereby the fumes and vapors arising from the bak ing of bread may be condensed so as to secure the alcohol therein.

' A further object is to provide a very simple mechanism of this character by which commercial alcohol in relatively large quantities may be secured from these otherwise wasted fumes.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

, f The figure is a front elevation of abaking oven of ordinary structure, this oven being shown partly in section and illustrated in connect-ion with a condenser of improved form whereby the alcoholic vapors arising from the baking of bread in the oven may be condensed, the condenser being illustrated in section. V

Referring to the figure, 10 designates a bake oven of any suitable or \ordinary construction. Inasmuch as this bake oven may be of any suitable form,--I have not illustrated the details of any part of the oven, it being sufficient to say that 11 designates the door in the oven for the bread, and 12 the oven space itself, 13 the furnace door, let the ash door, and '15 a window into the oven whereby the condition of the bread being baked therein may be observed.

Extending from the oven is the line 16. This flue extends vertically upward and ordinarily discharges the steam fumes and vapor from the baking ovenf This flue is ordinarily provided with a damper of usual, character, the handle of which is desig nated 17. p

Extendin from the oven 16 is a lateral duct or flue 18 provided with a damper 19.

of this invention is to This flue 18 opens into a drum 20 which is disposed within a water container or outer drum 21, which is designed to be filled with water or other liquid so as to cool and condensethe vapors in the drum )0. In the drum 20 the watery part of the vapors roudenses"more or less and this condensation can be drawn ofl' at the outlet tap In the lower portion of the drum the condensed vapors which collect in the bottom of the drum 20 contain only two or three per cent.

of alcohol which can easily. be recovered from the condensation.

Extending downward from the upper portion of the drum 20 is a third drum 23, which is open at'its upper end and provided with a hood 24, This drum 23 extends through the bottom of the drum 20 and is tapered at its lower end and connected to a worm 25, which is illustrated as a double worm. This worm is disposed within an open tub 26 filled with cooling water and the vapors passing down from the drum '23 into the worm are condensed into a liquid form and carry a certain per cent. 'of com- 30 mercially pure alcohol. This alcohol flows into the container 227 and may be drawn therefrom into any receiver. The alcohol is mixed with a certain percentage of water and can be recovered from the water by another distillation. A relatively greater percentage of alcohol may be secured from rye and Graham bread than from wheat bread. The receiver or container 27 is provided with a vent pipe 28 which extends up 0 to the upper end stack or flue 1G and carries oil' vaste fumes and also creates a draft through the worm \Vith this apparatus, I have been able to recover from a pint and a half to two pints of commercially pure alcohol from a baking of five hundred loaves of wheat bread and about double that amount of alcohol from a similar amount of rye bread.

The mechanism illustrated in the drawing is particularly necessary in the securing oi alcohol from baking bread for the reason that the condenser is so constructed that the fumes passing from the oven go slowly through the condenser, and furthermore because the fine or pipe 18 leading into the condenser is provided with the valve 19 whereby passage therethrough may be regulate-d. T he fumes must be drawn from the oven neither too swiftly nor too slowly, as '110 a too ra iid renloval of theifumes or a tooslow removal will interfere with the proper In new of the amount bakeries throughout the country, it is ape parent that a very large amount of alcohol 'is now goin to waste which cou1dbe re covered and utilized for" commercial purposes 'by the installation of this devlce.

While I have illustrated a particular form of my invention which I have found to be entirelywefieetive for the purpose described; it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to any particular form, as it is obvious that the details may be varied in many ways without departing from the spirit of the invention.

iHa'ving described y invention, what I cla11nis:

An apparatusoi the character described comprisinga bake oven, a flueleadingfrom the upper portion thereof and provided with a damper,' a drum into which said flue discharges having a tap at its bottom and closed ends, a water filled drum disposed around the first named drum and acting as a water jacket, a third drum disposed within the first drum and open at its top and extending through'the bottom of the first named drum, a worm into which the third In testimony whereof I, hereunto'aflix my.

signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. a JOSEPH KRIZEK.

lVitnesses:

PETER KITCHEN,

Josnr PISCEK. 

